At Graduate Programs, students will find information about graduate programs across a wide spectrum of fields; test requirements and study tips; how to write the perfect personal statement; how to nail the interview; what to do if a student is denied admission to graduate school, and other crucial advice for potential and current graduate students.

The website will provide a space for current students to share their thoughts about their graduate program through a Rate and Review. Students will choose the number of stars that accurately corresponds with their opinion about aspects of the program—athletics, campus housing, etc.—and then leave a short comment. We’ll compile student comments and starred reviews so students can read them when they’re making their decisions about different graduate programs. Think of it as a forward-thinking marriage between the Princeton Review and Yelp.

“We’re really excited about this launch. There’s no other website like ours to provide students with peer-reviewed graduate programs. And really, no one knows better than other students about whether a program is the right fit,” said Harvey Berkey, chief operating officer of Graduate Programs.

The design of the site is clean and intuitive. It’s made for young people on the go. Students will be able to rate on a scale from one to ten stars their graduate programs in the areas most important to those in graduate school: Academic Rivalry, Athletics, Campus Housing, Campus Safety, Campus Food Services, Career Support, Education Quality, Extracurricular Activities, Faculty Accessibility and Support, School Use of Technology, Social Life, Student Diversity, Surrounding City/Town, and Transportation. Then, students can leave a short comment.

Thus, http://www.graduateprograms.com will provide colleges and universities a place to reach students in a new way. Students can post their photograph along with their comments and schools can post photographs and videos of their institution and shape their image for students.

February 4, 2009: Domain Capital has money to lend entrepreneurs looking to purchase domain names. With services designed for existing domain name owners, prospective domain name owners, and Internet registry and transaction brokers, Domain Capital is ready to serve the financial needs of its constituencies. Read more

February 14, 2008."No Credit Crisis for Domain Names". Robert Alfano is interviewed by Domain Name Wire regarding the state of domain name financing industry in comparison to other tightening credit markets. Read more

February 1, 2008."Coins in the New Realm" by Brad Stone in The New York Times. "...A two-year-old specialty finance company called Domain Capital, based in Fort Lee, N.J., is betting that the practice’s tarnished reputation will not stop domain names from appreciating. The firm expects to lend around $20 million this year to domainers, accepting their choicest generic domain names as collateral.

Robert Alfano, the company’s co-founder, says he spends much of his time talking to Wall Street banks about backing his business model. Persuading traditional investors to view domain names as an asset is not easy, he said. “But the industry is growing up and all the negative connotations have sifted out.” Read more

October 24, 2007. Domain Capital announces a Strategic Partnership with the GoDaddy™ TDNAM®. Domain Capital® is proud to announce a strategic partnership with the Go Daddy Domain Name Aftermarket®. Via a link on TDNAM.com, Domain Capital will provide financing for qualified borrowers to purchase domain names.

According to Robert Alfano, President of Domain Capital, “This partnership demonstrates Domain Capital’s market leadership in domain name financing. By partnering with Go Daddy’s TDNAM, Domain Capital is putting the power of Go Daddy® behind the domain, taking advantage of the expertise, support, and customer traffic of the world's #1 Domain Name Registrar.Read more

August 10, 2007.Domain Capital drives the Domain Name After-market. "DomainCapital has essentially brought mortgages to the domain industry making it possible for a lot more high dollar sales to take place." Read more

June 29, 2007.Forbes® writes about "The Most Expensive Web Addresses" and mentions Domain Capital. ...asset-backed lenders like Domain Capital will lend money backed by the value of a Web address." Read more

March 1, 2007.Domain Name Leasing: one of the fastest growing niches is leasing of domain names.

Domain Name Leasing
by Christopher Menkin

Yes, one of the fastest growing niches is leasing of domain names. With "pay per hit" making Google and others very profitable, new sites and their names are now "personal property." They are going for very high prices with companies willing to pay high implied interest rates to acquire their use (remember, it is not who owns it that makes a profit, but who uses it.)

Domain Capital, Fort Lee, NJ (http://www.domaincapital.com) is one of the financial services company to offer financing to businesses “...based on the inherent and recognized value of premium domain names.” There are many small leasing companies with dot.com investors who are working this growing niche marketplace, providing financing to such companies.

For more information, please see DN Journal, the Domain Industry News Magazine

January 10, 2007.The State of the Industry January 2007: 15 Domain Experts Ponder What Happened in 2006 and Predict What's Coming Next. "...One key reason you see progressively higher sales in the aftermarket is that domain financing options have finally appeared in the market, making it easier to budget high dollar domains. That space is being pioneered by Domain Capital." Read more

December 5, 2006. Fort Lee, N.J., /PRNewswire/ Domain Capital is proud to announce a strategic partnership with sandiego.com, Inc., owner of the web site www.sandiego.com, for the refinancing of the domain name "sandiego.com" with a transaction value of over $1 million dollars.

October 17, 2006. Domain Capital is proud to announce a
partnership with Moniker.com at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East 2006 Live Auction. Domain Capital is offering its services to all qualified auction participants. Read More

June 15, 2006. Cambridge, MA. Sedo, the leading online marketplace for the buying and selling of domain names, has today announced a new partnership with Domain Capital to offer domain investors finance plans on high-value domain purchases. The program will support a large number of investors seeking to purchase high-return domain names without making a large upfront capital expenditure. Read more

May 5, 2006. Las Vegas, NV. At the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West Conference in Las Vegas in May, buyer Rick Schwartz took advantage of financing from DomainCapital.com to add the blue chip two-letter CD.com to his collection. Read more

April 4, 2006. T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Las Vegas, May 2 - 5, 2006. For the first time ever, there will be on-the-spot financing for domain purchases provided by Domain Capital. That in and of itself is a huge development and we expect it to play a major role in making this auction very successful. Read more

February 7, 2006. Domain Capital makes an impact at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. stop in Silicon Valley. Robert Alfano and Gregg Freeman of Domain Capital are running the first company in the space that is financing domain purchases. Read more

January 23, 2006. Escom, LLC, today announced the acquisition of the domain name Sex.com, from entrepreneur and Internet personality Gary Kremen, the CEO of Grant Media, LLC and founder of Match.com. Financing for the acquisition was provided in part by Domain Capital LLC, a leader in the financing of Domain Names and Intellectual Property. Read more

January 19, 2006. Domain Capital today announced a deal with

The Write Image for ongoing Premium Domain Name acquistion and funding for expanded online ventures.

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